Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Springfield, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Springfield
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Church (in ruins)
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church (in Ruins) (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.34885, -8.95713
- SMR number
- LI054-004001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Near NE corner of graveyard (LI054-004002-). Only ivy-clad E gable (L 7.8m; full length c. 8m), and short return of S wall (L 0.7m), now stand; shown as rectangular (c. 20m E-W) church 'in ruins' on 1840 OS 6-inch map- remaining area of church now covered by burial plots. Built of roughly coursed limestone blocks. In centre is window with double ogee-headed light, missing its mullion; splayed embrasure covered by segmental arch has dressed limestone blocks along inner edge. Formerly church of Gort na Tiobraid (Westropp 1904-5, 406) which Spellissy (1989, 158) suggests may have been a chapel-of-ease built by Fitzgeralds (see LI054-005---).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
Westropp, T.J. 1904-5 A survey of the ancient churches of Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 25C, 327-479.
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Spellisy, S. 1989 Limerick, the rich land. The Celtic Bookshop.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.